Indonesia, Moluccas, Ternate, Van der Schley, 1761, Ternate

Indonesia, Moluccas, Ternate, Van der Schley, 1761, Ternate
€89.00
Item number: 24 11 BU

Beautiful large 18th century copper engraving with a view of the volcanic island of Ternate in the North Moluccas with several ships in the foreground. Buildings along the beach. Lava and a thick cloud of smoke come from the volcano (the Gunung Gamalama). Index in French and Dutch at the bottom.

Engraved by Jacobus van der Schley.

Image 20.5x28cm on sheet of 25x37cm

Published in 1761 by De Hondt in The Hague in the scarcer international edition, with text in Dutch and French, in "Suite du Histoire générale des voyages".

Excellent condition